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| The body of a newborn baby boy has been discovered in a black bin liner at a Lincolnshire waste site. | The body of a newborn baby boy has been discovered in a black bin liner at a Lincolnshire waste site. |
| The baby's body was found wrapped in a heavily bloodstained cloth at the Greenstar Recycling Plant near Skegness on Thursday morning. | |
| A worker checking for glass in material brought to the site for recycling made the find, said police. | A worker checking for glass in material brought to the site for recycling made the find, said police. |
| A search is now on to trace the mother. Police believe she could be in urgent need of medical help. | A search is now on to trace the mother. Police believe she could be in urgent need of medical help. |
| Detectives believe the mother may be from the Skegness area as household bins were collected in the town earlier in the week and delivered to the plant on Wednesday. | |
| However, officers are not discounting the possibility that the mother could have come from anywhere in the country. | |
| Police confirmed a failed abortion is not an option being considered. | Police confirmed a failed abortion is not an option being considered. |
| Traumatic birth | |
| Post-mortem tests have yet to determine the cause of death but an examination found the baby was not stillborn. | Post-mortem tests have yet to determine the cause of death but an examination found the baby was not stillborn. |
| The boy was white and DNA tests are being carried out to determine his nationality. | The boy was white and DNA tests are being carried out to determine his nationality. |
| Det Ch Insp Stuart Gibbon, who is leading the investigation, said: "At this stage we are investigating the death of a baby who was probably no more than two or three days old. | Det Ch Insp Stuart Gibbon, who is leading the investigation, said: "At this stage we are investigating the death of a baby who was probably no more than two or three days old. |
| The most important thing for me is for the mum to come forward Det Ch Insp Stuart Gibbon | |
| "I think it's fair to say from the post-mortem (examination) that the birth was a traumatic birth and also that there was no professional presence when the baby was delivered. | "I think it's fair to say from the post-mortem (examination) that the birth was a traumatic birth and also that there was no professional presence when the baby was delivered. |
| "It's perfectly possible that this woman or girl has given birth without anybody being there or with anybody who knew what they were doing." | "It's perfectly possible that this woman or girl has given birth without anybody being there or with anybody who knew what they were doing." |
| Police said part of the umbilical cord was in the bag with the dead baby boy, who had probably died this week. | Police said part of the umbilical cord was in the bag with the dead baby boy, who had probably died this week. |
| It is understood the infant suffered a number of injuries after death as a result of being put in the back of a dustcart. | It is understood the infant suffered a number of injuries after death as a result of being put in the back of a dustcart. |
| National search | National search |
| Also discovered in the bag were a woman's pair of tan-coloured jogging bottoms and a pair of pants. All the items were heavily bloodstained and the body was wrapped in a second bag which had been used to hold toilet roll, police said. | Also discovered in the bag were a woman's pair of tan-coloured jogging bottoms and a pair of pants. All the items were heavily bloodstained and the body was wrapped in a second bag which had been used to hold toilet roll, police said. |
| "The most important thing for me is for the mum to come forward," Det Ch Insp Gibbon added. | "The most important thing for me is for the mum to come forward," Det Ch Insp Gibbon added. |
| "There's no question that she will be distressed and in need of urgent medical attention and this is a direct appeal for her to contact us so we can hopefully get to the bottom of what has happened." | "There's no question that she will be distressed and in need of urgent medical attention and this is a direct appeal for her to contact us so we can hopefully get to the bottom of what has happened." |
| Police said they were doing checks with hospitals and doctors' surgeries as well as with the NHS nationally. | Police said they were doing checks with hospitals and doctors' surgeries as well as with the NHS nationally. |
| The recycling site is on an industrial estate near Skegness and handles both commercial and local authority waste. | The recycling site is on an industrial estate near Skegness and handles both commercial and local authority waste. |
| Greenstar said it had no comment at this time. | Greenstar said it had no comment at this time. |